Ways to Do Youth Ministry

The Blue Boat post "Multiple Pathways: What Does That Mean?" introduces the idea of multiple pathways—multiple ways for youth to be involved in Unitarian Universalism that includes but is not limited to just youth group.

Curricula

If you are struggling for what to "do" with your youth group, structured curricula are a good resource. Some are designed to be used as complete programs while others are adaptable, letting you pick and choose sessions or activities.

Further Reading

Youth Ministry Advising: A Complete Guide
A must-have resource for adults working with youth in UU congregations. Offers guidance, program ideas and tips for creating and maintaining youth programs within congregations. This resource includes information on building safe community, supporting youth leaders, structuring a program and more.

When Youth Lead
Offers guidance, suggestions and advice for constructing and maintaining a healthy and spiritually vital youth ministry. Seeing youth as equal participants in congregational life, this book demonstrates how teens are an enormous generative force for our faith communities and how adults have much to learn from youth about passion, friendship, discrimination, equality, faith and more.

Full Circle: Fifteen Ways to Grow Lifelong UUs
Katie Tweedie Covey (Erslev), a lifelong UU, surveyed and interviewed 82 people from ages 25 to 87 who were raised as UUs. She identifies fifteen common threads as critical to their commitment to their faith. An excellent Unitarian Universalist-specific resource on building multigenerational community.